Hariri Institute Spearheads NSF-Funded “Smart City” Cloud Project

Boston University’s Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering today announced it has received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop a “smart-city” cloud platform designed to streamline and strengthen multiple municipal functions. Called SCOPE (A Smart-city Cloud-based Open Platform & Ecosystem), the project will pursue research that aims to improve support for and catalyze innovative solutions for transportation, energy, public safety, asset management, and social services in the City of Boston and across Massachusetts.

Read the Press Release and visit the Project Web Site for more information.